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& WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS –
TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Avista Sale
Includes Protections Against Canadian Government Influence & Rate Hikes,
Consultant Says (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Disasters Declared
for Salmon Fisheries along West Coast – Unusually Warm & Poor Ocean
Conditions (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Mason PUD 1 Opposes
Carbon Emissions Fee Measure (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Mason PUD 3 in Line
to Receive State Funding for Public-Private Broadband Partnership through the
Local Fiberhood Program (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
NuScale Sees
'Pivotal' Step in Selecting Manufacturer for Small Modular Reactor (Utility
Dive)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
(Details Below)
1. Avista
Sale Includes Protections Against Canadian Government Influence & Rate
Hikes, Consultant Says
2. Avista
Executives to Receive $18 Million Payout on Day of Sale
3. NuScale
Sees 'Pivotal' Step in Selecting Manufacturer for Small Modular Reactor
4. The
Bonneville Power Administration’s Financial Reserves & Leverage Policy
Processes Conclude
5. Grant
PUD Rate Increases Expected to Slow Down after 2019
6. Jefferson
PUD Readies for Budget Hearing October 1
7. State
Auditor Issues Grays Harbor PUD a Clean Report
8. Peninsula
Light Company Moves Toward Full System Automation with Survalent
9. BC
Hydro Says Smartphone, Tablet, 'Obsession' Behind Shift in Electricity Use
10. Utilities
Helped Puerto Rico Fix Its Power Grid. Now They Face Hefty Tax Bills.
11. Illinois:
End PJM Capacity Market?
12. Disasters
Declared for Salmon Fisheries along West Coast – Unusually Warm & Poor
Ocean Conditions
13. Returning
Salmon Numbers Drop to 20-Year Lows
14. Willapa
Salmon Fisheries Re-Open, Some Remain Closed
15. 500,000
Sign Petition to Breach Snake River Dams in Effort to Save Orcas
16. Another
Southern Resident Orca Is Ailing – At Least Three Whales Are Pregnant
17. Yakama
Nation Will Put 5,000 Logs into Yakima River Tributaries to Enhance Ecosystem
18. 98
Mountain Goats Moved from Olympics to Cascades; 11 Die Before or During Relocation
19. The
Sun Sets. The Wind Dies. But Energy Data Is Relentless.
20. Cheaper
Battery Is Unveiled as a Step to a Carbon-Free Grid
21. Nevada
Approves Four-Part Plan to Integrate More Distributed Energy Resources
22. Mason
PUD 3 in Line to Receive State Funding for Public-Private Broadband Partnership
through the Local Fiberhood Program
23. Washington
State Economic Revitalization Funding Boosts High-Speed Internet in Mason
County
24. State
of Washington Providing Financial Support to Expand High Speed Internet in
Whitman County
25. Twisp
Commissions Study of Broadband Services
26. U-S
Voters Say Government 'Needs to Do More' for Rural Broadband, New Poll Finds
27. A
Bitcoin Miner Tests Investor Appetite: What to Watch Today
28. Utilities,
Carmakers Launch Campaign to Cut U-S Transportation Energy Use 50% By 2050
29. Sacramento
Municipal Utility District Joins National Auto, Utility, Labor &
Environmental Leaders
30. Electric
Carmakers Turn to Congress as Tax Credits Dry Up
31. Federal
Money Flowing to Modernize Central Oregon Irrigation
32. Mason
PUD 1 Opposes Carbon Emissions Fee Measure
33. Mason
PUD 3 Discusses Carbon Fee Initiative
34. I-1631
A Mixed Bag for Cowlitz PUD
35. Washington
State's Carbon Fee Will Make History – Unless Big Oil Can Stop It
36. Irony:
Big Oil Fights President Trump on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
37. Google
Overhauls Search to Show More Pictures, Videos & Context
38. A
Telemarketer Made About 21 Million Robocalls in 3 Months. The FCC Just Fined It
$82 Million.
39. Ilwaco
Budget Higher Thanks to Marijuana Taxes
40. How
Bug Ranching Can Fix the Food System
41. Money
Pouring into Washington State Coffers Brings Updated Budget Forecast
42. Sweeping
Changes -- Including Library Closures -- Proposed in Timberland Facilities Plan
43. Flu
Broke Records for Deaths, Illnesses in 2017-2018, New CDC Numbers Show
44. Uber
to Pay Washington $5.8 Million Over Major Data Breach
45. Winter
Forecast for the Pacific Northwest
46.
John Dodge’s Deadly Wind Blows into Olympia
WORD OF THE DAY
Orotund ●
/ORE-uh-tunned/ ● Adjective – 1: marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of
sound: sonorous. 2: excessively elevated or inflated: pompous, bombastic
Rhapsody in Blue
Gorgeous, orotund
music
A Gershwin classic
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Avista Sale Includes Protections Against
Canadian Government Influence & Rate Hikes, Consultant Says (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
2.
Avista Executives to Receive $18 Million Payout
on Day of Sale (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
3.
NuScale Sees 'Pivotal' Step in Selecting
Manufacturer for Small Modular Reactor (Utility Dive)
4.
The Bonneville Power Administration’s Financial
Reserves & Leverage Policy Processes Conclude (Bonneville Power
Administration)
5.
Grant PUD Rate Increases Expected to Slow Down
after 2019 (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)
6.
Jefferson PUD Readies for Budget Hearing October
1 (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
7.
State Auditor Issues Grays Harbor PUD a Clean
Report (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
8.
Peninsula Light Company Moves Toward Full System
Automation with Survalent (Cision PR Web)
9.
BC Hydro Says Smartphone, Tablet, 'Obsession'
Behind Shift in Electricity Use (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
10. Utilities
Helped Puerto Rico Fix Its Power Grid. Now They Face Hefty Tax Bills. (NY
Times)
11. Illinois:
End PJM Capacity Market? (RTO Insider)
FISH &
WILDLIFE
12. Disasters
Declared for Salmon Fisheries along West Coast – Unusually Warm & Poor
Ocean Conditions (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
13. Returning
Salmon Numbers Drop to 20-Year Lows (NCW Life Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)
14. Willapa
Salmon Fisheries Re-Open, Some Remain Closed (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
15. 500,000
Sign Petition to Breach Snake River Dams in Effort to Save Orcas (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
16. Another
Southern Resident Orca Is Ailing – At Least Three Whales Are Pregnant (Aberdeen
Daily World, WA)
17. Yakama
Nation Will Put 5,000 Logs into Yakima River Tributaries to Enhance Ecosystem
(Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
18. 98
Mountain Goats Moved from Olympics to Cascades; 11 Die Before or During
Relocation (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
19. The
Sun Sets. The Wind Dies. But Energy Data Is Relentless. (NY Times)
20. Cheaper
Battery Is Unveiled as a Step to a Carbon-Free Grid (NY Times)
Nevada Approves
Four-Part Plan to Integrate More Distributed Energy Resources (Utility Dive)
TECHNOLOGY &
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22. Mason
PUD 3 in Line to Receive State Funding for Public-Private Broadband Partnership
through the Local Fiberhood Program (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
23. Washington
State Economic Revitalization Funding Boosts High-Speed Internet in Mason
County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
24. State
of Washington Providing Financial Support to Expand High Speed Internet in
Whitman County (KQQQ Radio, Pullman, WA)
25. Twisp
Commissions Study of Broadband Services (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
26. U-S
Voters Say Government 'Needs to Do More' for Rural Broadband, New Poll Finds
(KMUW Radio, Wichita, KS)
27. A
Bitcoin Miner Tests Investor Appetite: What to Watch Today (NY Times)
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
28. Utilities,
Carmakers Launch Campaign to Cut U-S Transportation Energy Use 50% By 2050
(Utility Dive)
29. Sacramento
Municipal Utility District Joins National Auto, Utility, Labor &
Environmental Leaders – Pledge to Cut Transportation Energy Use in Half
(Electric Energy Online)
30. Electric
Carmakers Turn to Congress as Tax Credits Dry Up (The Hill, Washington, DC)
WATER, THE
SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
31. Federal
Money Flowing to Modernize Central Oregon Irrigation (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
32. Mason
PUD 1 Opposes Carbon Emissions Fee Measure (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
33. Mason
PUD 3 Discusses Carbon Fee Initiative (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
34. I-1631
A Mixed Bag for Cowlitz PUD (Longview Daily News, WA)
35. Washington
State's Carbon Fee Will Make History – Unless Big Oil Can Stop It (The
Stranger)
36. Irony:
Big Oil Fights President Trump on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Courthouse News
Service)
PUBLIC
RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
37. Google
Overhauls Search to Show More Pictures, Videos & Context (Washington Post)
38. A
Telemarketer Made About 21 Million Robocalls in 3 Months. The FCC Just Fined It
$82 Million. (Washington Post)
KILOWATTS FOR
CANNABIS
39. Ilwaco
Budget Higher Thanks to Marijuana Taxes (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN
POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
40. How
Bug Ranching Can Fix the Food System (Crosscut Seattle)
GOVERNANCE &
MANAGEMENT
41. Money
Pouring into Washington State Coffers Brings Updated Budget Forecast
(Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
42. Sweeping
Changes -- Including Library Closures -- Proposed in Timberland Facilities Plan
(Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
43. Flu
Broke Records for Deaths, Illnesses in 2017-2018, New CDC Numbers Show (Washington
Post)
44. Uber
to Pay Washington $5.8 Million Over Major Data Breach (Associated Press)
45. Winter
Forecast for the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
46. John
Dodge’s Deadly Wind Blows into Olympia (Thurston Talk, Olympia, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN
THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Sales Are Booming
at a Manhattan Typewriter Store, Mostly Thanks to Young People (And Tom Hanks)
Bicyclist tries to
hitch ride to Belfair on back of dump truck (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
Found Tied, Taped
& Starving, Dog Makes Miraculous Comeback in Yakima
Ruin the Holidays
with These Mac & Cheese Candy Canes
SONG OF THE DAY
Forever Autumn -
Justin Hayward (War of the Worlds Soundtrack)
Ukulogics – Forever
Autumn (War of the Worlds – NOT on the Soundtrack)
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